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Nissan taking 2010 GT-R back to the 'Ring

The Nissan GT-R has a relationship with the famed Nurburgring in Germany like no other modern car. It has brought the track back into the headlines by taking out much more expensive hardware with a blistering, though unofficial, lap time of 7 minutes, 29 seconds. That number has since been eclipsed by the Corvette ZR1 and Dodge Viper ACR, but remains ahead of the GT2 despite Porsche's accusation that Nissan ran a less-than-stock GT-R. Well, the GT-R in Japan is getting some upgrades for 2010, and Nissan is reportedly headed back to the 'Ring to see what it'll do. The changes include a slight increase in power to 485 PS, or about a 5-horsepower bump, as well as a new compound Dunlop tire and suspension tweaks. Other mods include a larger fuel tank and some very minor cosmetic changes that won't make a damn bit of a difference on the track. Will the GT-R be able to best its 7:29 lap time? We're guessing they wouldn't bother to make the trip if they weren't certain there were at least a couple of tenths to shave off. Thanks for the tip, Sean!

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6 Years Ago

If you read the article, they admit to that, but they also give plenty of evidence why even despite the deficits, there aren't 30 seconds of laptime left to take out. -- The GT-R has that legendary AWD, remember? That should help it out in low traction scenarios. The basic gist was that even the *only* 520hp 911 GT2 was simply annihilating it in the straights, and mostly keeping up in the turns.

Compared to the GT2, the ZR1 is lighter, has 130 more hp, and has more mechanical grip (larger tires). The ZR1 went to the ring on a good day, and was only just able to beat Nissan's claimed time. Nissan's claim is an undeniable load of crap.

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Both of those do NOT support Porsche's claim of 7:54 in the dry. Liars.

Lets analyze this further, the GT2 got 7:49 in this test. 6 seconds faster than the GT-R on Bridgestones.

Porsche's fastest time is a 7:32. 6 seconds faster than Nissan's 7:38 on Bridgestones.

Though this is not proof, it was borderline retarded for these journalists to conclude that this proved the Nissan was slower than the GT2.

Nissan literally claimed a GT-R would be 6 seconds slower than a GT2 on Bridgestones, and those are our exact results in this case. Even though condition A = condition B is the only real way to verify.

Even the journalists said the Dunlops should shave time off. And its anybody's guess how much.

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It's stupid that this thing is getting lauded over by the auto industry. Its predecessors were something to drool over, this is just a bunch of whiz bang flash that isn't worth the attention.

I love the fact that they hand built the engines, but can't keep the specs in line, much less have to custom build the transmissions. If any other manufacturer did this, they'd be shot in the groin for pulling that kind of joke; and if any of my auto shop owning friends couldn't give a solid answer of what their work would provide, they'd be out of business fast.

Never mind that noone's given Nissan a good kick to the groin for locking down this vehicle. Again, if any other manufacturer tried that, where you could only really use the car on tracks *they* approved, there would be no end to the uproar.